Pike inmate walks away from work detail

PIKEVILLE -- Police are warning local residents convicted felon has escaped from the Pike County Detention Center.According to Kentucky State Police, Jeremiah Young, 24, walked away from a work-release detail Thursday. Young is described as 6 feet tall and 160 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing green pants with the word "inmate" written on them.Young is a Class D felon who was serving a four-year sentence, after being convicted of theft Feb. 9, 2011. In October of that year, he was given two additional two-year sentences, after being convicted of trafficking and promoting contraband. His earliest possible release date would have been Oct. 9, 2014.Police are asking anyone with information on Young's whereabouts to contact Kentucky State Police at (606) 433-7711 or (800) 222-5555. This incident remains under investigation by KSP Trooper Jamie Rose.

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